The Belgian ENERGA anti-tank rifle grenade was widely adopted by Western nations.
A rifle grenade is a grenade that uses a rifle-based launcher to permit a longer effective range than would be possible if the grenade were thrown by hand.
The practice of projecting grenades with rifle-mounted launchers was first widely used during World War I and World War II and continues to the present, with the term "rifle grenade" now encompassing many different types of payloads including high explosive, fragmentation, anti-tank warheads, concussion, smoke, incendiary, and flare missiles.
Rifle grenades have largely been supplanted in the infantry fire support role by a combination of grenade launchers (typically affixed to rifles) and disposable anti-armor rockets.
A riflegrenade is a grenade that uses a rifle-based launcher to permit a longer effective range than would be possible if the grenade were thrown by hand...
The Viven-Bessières riflegrenade, named after its inventors, also known as "VB grenade", and officially referred to as the "Viven-Bessières shell" in...
as attachments mounted to a parent firearm, usually a rifle. Larger crew-served automatic grenade launchers such as the Mk 19 are mounted on tripods or...
grenade launcher designed to attach to a rifle. It uses the same rounds as the older stand-alone M79 break-action grenade launcher, which utilizes the high-low...
to fire riflegrenades. These included a thicker receiver, a new latch for the dust cover to ensure it would not be jarred loose by a grenade discharge...
projectile) shot from the muzzle of a rifle (as a riflegrenade) or a grenade launcher. A modern hand grenade generally consists of an explosive charge...
was developed based on riflegrenade launcher models designed during World War I. The 30 mm Schiessbecher cup-type riflegrenade launcher could be mounted...
The M9 riflegrenade was an American anti-tank riflegrenade used during World War II. The earlier-designed M10 grenade was too heavy to be fired an effective...
later in 1916. The No. 23 Mk 1, the hand/rifle-grenade had a base plug drilled with a threaded hole for a rifle launching rod. The No. 23 Mk II had a new-style...
The M7 grenade launcher, formally riflegrenade launcher, M7, was a 22 mm riflegrenade launcher attachment for the M1 Garand rifle that saw widespread...
HEAT is a fin-stabilized anti-tank riflegrenade designed in the late 1950s to replace the Belgian ENERGA riflegrenade which was adopted by the US Army...
of the gas used in a blank cartridge. The FAMAS can use a variety of riflegrenades up to 500 g (18 oz). Notable examples include the antipersonnel APAV40...
The M34 WP Grenade replaced the World War II M15 WP grenade. The M34 could be fired from a riflegrenade launcher using M2-series grenade launching adapters...
ranges with and without an additional booster-charged riflegrenade. For such indirect riflegrenade fire, the Stgw. 57 was set on the ground and a weighted...
accurate with further range than riflegrenades, but more portable than a mortar. Project Niblick created the 40 x 46 mm grenade, but was unable to create a...
types of riflegrenade, both with the nomenclature of M60. The M60 anti-personnel riflegrenade bore a resemblance to the French M52 riflegrenade. The M60...
M320 Grenade Launcher Module (GLM) is the U.S. military's designation for a new single-shot 40 mm grenade launcher system to replace the M203 for the U...
use in grenade sighting. To raise the grenade sight, the gas port must be manually blocked and the action must be manually cycled—riflegrenades must be...
Machine Helfrich, Emma (2022-06-17). "New Automatic Grenade Launcher Is Designed Like An Assault Rifle". The Drive. Retrieved 2023-08-13. Firefight!: The...
The Hales riflegrenade is the name for several riflegrenades used by British forces during World War I. All of these are based on the No. 3 design. To...
as produced in the Soviet Union and later the Russian Federation. The rifle's simple design makes it easy to produce, and the Soviet Union readily leased...
bypassed completely, using the gas plug, to allow for the firing of riflegrenades and manual operation. The FAL's magazine capacity ranges from five to...
The Mk 2 grenade (initially known as the Mk II), also nicknamed the Pineapple is a fragmentation-type anti-personnel hand grenade introduced by the U.S...
be able to fire 22mm riflegrenades, which are slid over the unobstructed barrel muzzle now formed into a spigot-type riflegrenade launcher. A horizontal...
three-cell (six pockets) grenade carrier that could be tied down around the thigh. M2 bipod M76 riflegrenade launcher M15 grenade launcher sight Mk 87 Mod...
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